This document is a report of the Commonwealth of Learning workshop that was run
by the South African Institute for Distance Education ((SAIDE) for Open Schools
within Commonwealth countries. The workshop took place at ...

Education and training opportunities provided through distance and open learning are one of the
few educational areas in which women in the developing world are well represented. Flexible
delivery methods help to overcome ...

In 2001 preliminary discussions took place between Professor B.R.R.N. Mendis, Chairman of the UGC of Sri Lanka, and Professor G. Dhanarajan, President of COL, about the status of external degree provision in Sri Lankan ...

Regional expert meetings convened by Commonwealth of Learning (COL). COL and its network are continuing work in addressing gender barriers, such as those encountered by women, to the use of information and communications ...

The main objectives of the Workshop were to present and explore issues around eLearning and online educational applications relevant to Universities in Africa. The initial two days were spent in plenary sessions bringing ...

This research evaluated a capacity building workshop offered by Mindset Network, South Africa, and initiated by Frances Ferreira of the Commonwealth of Learning. The objectives of the workshop were to build capacity in the ...

An invitational meeting for regional representatives from the developing parts of the Commonwealth was held in Ottawa in June 2002, in partnership with Canada's International Development Research Centre (IDRC). Participants ...

In response to the growing demand and commitment to primary education, there has been
an increase in the number of children who complete primary school throughout subSaharan
Africa. The success in increasing completion ...

The emergence of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) System has been a phenomenal evolution in the history of educational development towards the later half of the twentieth century. While the conventional system continues ...

Following the tradition established in 1999 in Brunei Darussalam, the second Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning will be held from 29 July to 2 August 2002 at the International Convention Centre in Durban in the Kwa ...